RailMatch paints have been developed with the modeller in mind and are suitable for brushing or spraying. If using through an airbrush the paint will require thinning by approximately 15-20% with acrylic thinners, if using weathering shades you may want to thin the paint further to create a dusting effect. All RailMatch paints are produced with an eggshell (satin) finish, with the exception of the weathering colours which are matt. Please remember that when thinning paints the sheen will be reduced as will colour density, this can normally be corrected by using a suitable varnish to finish your model. Please ensure these products are well stirred prior to use, preparation is important, always ensure models are clean of grease, dust etc.

Please note that colours shown on your screen are for guidance only. Due to the variations in settings and response of differing VDU screens we cannot guarantee that the paint will be the same shade as the colour shown on your screen. The colours should be compared with a colour photograph of a prototype vehicle displayed on your screen.

Please note that paint cannot be shipped to destinations outside of the United Kingdom.

Railmatch BR Rail Red 18ml Acrylic Paint 2204

BR rail red had several uses, initially as the flame red introduced to brighten up the Rail Freight image, starting as a stripe along the top of the sides of air-braked vans and open wagons, later low-sided wagons were all-over red.The shade was also used initially for the red band of InterCity executive of 'rasberry ripple' livery and no doubt many will also remember the signature Network South East red lamposts.

Railmatch BR RailFreight Grey 18ml Acrylic Paint 2226

Introduced with a rail freight marketing push in the mid 1980s, the new Rail Freight grey and flame red colour scheme greatly brightened up BR's freight train image. The grey colouring was later utilised on BR's engineering stock, together with a warning yellow stripe.

Railmatch BR Freight Bauxite Brown 18ml Acrylic Paint 2235

BR painted goods wagons equiped with the vacuum continuous train brake in a bauxite brown colour, making them readily identifiable from the ordinary (non-vacuum fitted) grey wagons. The colour or shade of 'bauxite' changed with time, alothough basically a matt brown colour some wagons appearing to be red/brown, while others are an earthy brown, hence several shades of 'goods bauxite' or 'goods brown' in the Railmatch range! Later livery rule changes and occasional painting mistakes saw variations to the original plans, however BR also made strides towards operating all trains as fully braked and eliminating the grey unfitted wagons.

Railmatch BR DMU Green (late) 18ml Acrylic Paint 2308

Railmatch BR Crimson 1949-1957 18ml Acrylic Paint 2311

BR crimson paint colour as used initially on passenger coaches and luggage vans.

Agreed in 1949, British Railways coach livery until 1957 was crimson and cream (2312) for mainline corridor coaches and all crimson for suburban stock. This shade is also known as carmine, as it wasn't very close to many peoples' concept of crimson!

Railmatch BR Southern Green 1949-1957 18ml Acrylic Paint 2314

The Southern region clung to the green livery during the early BR era and once regional liveries were officially authorised in the mid-1950s, they quickly repainted many standard liveried vehicles. This is one regional livery which survived until the return to corporate management and plain blue in the late 1960s.

Railmatch BR Early Goods Grey 18ml Acrylic Paint 2322

The standard colour for BR goods wagons from 1948 was this light grey. This livery was used on the vast majority of the wagon fleet, including the thousands of steel coal wagons built in the 1950s which were equiped only with hand operated brakes.

Railmatch Brake Dust 18ml Acrylic Paint 2416

Probably the most rapid cause of discolouration around rail vehicle wheels and underframes is caused by the dust from cast iron brake shoes. This paint colour is formulated to represent the shade created by this dust.

Railmatch Matt Black 18ml Acrylic Paint 2419

Railmatch Concrete 18ml Acrylic Paint 2422

Concrete has been used for railway buildings since the 1920s, steadily increasing in its range of applications. Pre-cast traders' stores (eg. Ratio provender store), fencing, platforms, platelayers' huts and bridge girders all feature among the products of BRs' concrete works.

This will be a very useful colour for the many standard structures introduced by BR and for many non-railway lineside buildings from the 1950s and 60s.

The final official shade of GWR mid-chrome green as carried by almost all GWR locomotives through the 1930s until nationalisation and express passenger locomotives until the end of the BR steam era.Following trials with a range of different livery designs and colours the GWR green colour was adopted as British Railways steam locomotive green for express passenger locomotives.

Railmatch GWR Chocolate Brown 18ml Acrylic Paint 2602

GWR chocolate brown was used on the lower panels of passenger coaches and for the entire sides of parcels and untility vans.

First used in the Victorian era the GWR changed to crimson lake livery before WW1, but the two-colour chocolate and cream returned after the war and survived until nationalisation. The livery was briefly revived in the late 1950s and is popular with many preserved railways in West of England.

Railmatch GWR Goods Grey 18ml Acrylic Paint 2604

Most of the pre-1948 companies used a light grey paint on their goods wagons, the GWR chose a darker shade. All GWR goods wagons were painted in this colour, including both vacuum and non-vacuum fitted wagons. Normally the dark grey was used on all parts of the wagon, including the underframes.

Railmatch LNER Doncaster Apple Green 18ml Acrylic Paint 2620

Doncaster works shade of LNER Apple Green.

The LNER standard Apple Green for locomotives was subject to some variations as paint was normally mixed from pigments on the day, not supplied pre-mixed from a factory as it is today. Depending on which works was responsible for repainting Doncaster and Darlington produced noticable differences in their interpretation of Apple Green.

Railmatch LNER Darlington Apple Green 18ml Acrylic Paint 2621

Darlington works shade of LNER Apple Green.

The LNER standard Apple Green for locomotives was subject to some variations as paint was normally mixed from pigments on the day, not supplied pre-mixed from a factory as it is today. Depending on which works was responsible for repainting Doncaster and Darlington produced noticable differences in their interpretation of Apple Green.

Railmatch Grey Etch Primer 150ml Aerosol 1503

This 150ml aerosol gives you an easier way of applying etching primer to larger areas. Suitable for use on aluninium and brass surfaces (ensure they are prepared thoroughly before applying; degreasing etc).

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